January 2002 Print Edition

There's Been A Dramatic Change Since Our First New Year's Celebration
Wow! What a dramatic change in Massachusetts since our first New Year's Celebration at the beginning of 2000

Massachusetts Courts Have No Authority to Hear Gay Lawsuit
Constitution is clear that only legislature can allow courts to decide marriage issues

Marriage Amendment Still Being Fought 
ACLU sends flood of people to challenge signatures

Did Ed Pawlick Do It?
Is he behind ‘Citizens for Marriage?’

Homosexual Senior Partner at Law Firm Threatens Boston With ‘Biggest Demonstration Ever’
Boston Globe attempts to frighten legislature

Hale & Dorr accedes to demands

Media Watch
Boston Globe Gets Ugly Over Marriage Amendment
Upset that Amendment goes ‘over the top’

Battle over gay marriage petition gets ugly
Boston Globe

Media Watch
Herald Columnist: Those Who Favor Marriage Amendment Are Like Taliban
Margery Eagan indicates she is not part of mainstream

Wall Street Journal Praises MCAS
Sen. Kennedy caves to teacher unions on national level

Mass. Libertarians Supporting ‘Gay Marriage’
They create a split among conservative voters

Editorial
Are Mass. Libertarians controlled by homosexual activists?

Libertarian Kamal Jain Responds 
Libertarians are clear on marriage

Law Firms Personally Liable for Giving Client Money to IOLTA
Atty. Chester Darling warns lawyers that orders of SJC will not protect them

Sharon Schools Ignore Bashing of Catholics
School Committee does not respond to publicity from press

Activists Warn Vermont Law Is Vulnerable on Civil Unions
Landmark legislation continues to be vulnerable because of the strength of its opponents, according to a warning from NOW

Should Justice Dept. Have Been Named After Bobby Kennedy?
Head of Judicial Watch opposed naming; New York Times reports that he was not alone in his opposition

Pollack Whistleblower Told to ‘Shut Up’ at Government Conference
The woman who first exposed the faulty research of Dr. William Pollack was heckled, told to “shut the f—- up, bitch” and then forced to leave a conference at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Pres. John Adams of Quincy Believed in Real Diversity
MassNews may start a custom of reminding all of us every year that John Adams of Quincy personified the real Colonial patriot who founded this unequaled country and gave it great diversity and tolerance

Boston Magazine Defends Articles About Molestation
If what we wrote wasn’t true, then it would be libelous. But we’re sad to report it is true

‘Boston’ Magazine threatens MassNews with libel lawsuit
Letter from Hill & Barlow to Massachusetts News and our response
Hill & Barlow violates privacy of employees

editorials

Are Mass. Libertarians Controlled by Homosexual Activists?
Because of this, it is dividing conservatives and doing damage to “small government.” It is not helping it.

features

Editorial Cartoon
Leftist Politics

Letters to the Editor
What about right to opposing views?; Go Nev; Motherhood is a job ...